El Kahel Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Kahel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Kahel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

El Kahel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Kahel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El Kahel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺤﻞ) is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Kahel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of El Kahel reside; 69 percent reside in North Africa and 69 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This surname is most widely held in Morocco, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,830,678. Without taking into account Morocco it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Kaehel941/
El Kehel88174/
El Kéhel8841/
El Kahil883/
El Keheil821/
El Keuhel821/
El Kehil7515/
El Khouil712/
El-Khahil711/
El Kouil633/

El Kahel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Kahel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺤﻞalkyhl60
ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻠﻪalkhlh20
ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻞalkhl20

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Kahel
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